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"ESA physicist Paul McNamara gave his answer: "So it’s a very good question. The multiverse is a theory that says we have these multiple bubbles of universes, and it follows on from our own theory of the universe, the big bang theory, where we have a period called inflation, where the universe grew exponentially in size, actually faster than the speed of light.
"There is a theory that says that that is an eternal process, and it’s still happening, and that every now and again there’s a little blip, and that little blip creates a bubble, and that little bubble is a new universe. And so you could have many of these universes happening."
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.He did state it was a theory in his answer to the poster specifically asking about it. What I liked was that you could have your posted question answered by a specialst in that field. There are many questions, theories, and speculation about the universe and that is why I'm drawn to science. Nothing is taken by faith and pronouncement.
Angelface
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Mar 27, 2018
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That's a description of one possible multiverse hypothesis. There is also the theory that our 4 dimensional universe exists in a higher dimensional "space" along with other universes existing in dimensions that exist outside of ours. That higher dimensional space could have 9, 11, or possibly more dimensions.
There are other hypotheses as well.
Another hypothetical scenario is That
JimG
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Mar 26, 2018
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I love quantum physics and these types of theories, but they are more akin to philosophy right now. Multiverse isn't testable. It's not observable. At least not right now it's not. Maybe one day it will shift from philosophy to science. Even if we found another universe, as mind boggling as that might seem to figure out, how in the hell could you test if there was an infinite number of them and that they all had the same "me" just with all different outcomes?
Piece2YourPuzzle
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Mar 26, 2018
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The idea has been in circulation since the 70s or earlier, but my understanding is that the math is theoretical, and they haven't found a way to observe a "bubble."
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